Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALI failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up.
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I don’t know how it is for you earthlings, but where I’m from, strength is mental.
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A lot of times when I buy a lot of toys, I get a little jealous and keep one or two for myself. So I’ve got a couple of drones. I’ve got a couple of remote-control cars. I like to have fun
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My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.
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I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.
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The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don’t know. I’ll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don’t know anything about him, and it’s kinda sad.
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Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life,
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I’m dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up.
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There is no answer to the Pythagorean theorem. Well, there is an answer, but by the time you figure it out, I got 40 points, 10 rebounds and then we’re planning for the parade.
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I don’t believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.
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Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way. Went to the police academy to become a police officer.
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When you’re righteous, you don’t have to tell people that you’re righteous.
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I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don’t know about my wrists is my wrists don’t go all the way back.
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I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn’t exist.
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Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn’t say that to my face in a dark alley where it’s just me and him and no witnesses.
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I don’t get tired. I get beat up. You keep chopping on a tree, you need to give the tree some rest so the chlorophyll will fill back up and the tree gets its energy back.
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